face of hope

They rise from their desksand take to the streetwith cries of heartbreakbut not defeat.With determined firethey strive to copeand rise from the ashes,the face of hope.

#MicroPoetry

At a time when turning on the news generally causes me to cringe with despair, my heart soared at the sight of students across the country walking out of their classrooms yesterday. (My son would have been among them had we not had our millionth snow day).
I feel optimistic for our future watching these young men and women speak truth to power. I am grateful to each and every one of them! This is the face of hope!